Opinion
5:19-cv-00245-KGB-JTK
06-24-2021
MONTARRIS RAIFORD, ADC #101319 PETITIONER v. DEXTER PAYNE, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction RESPONDENT
ORDER
Kristine G. Baker United States District Judge
The Court has reviewed the Proposed Findings and Recommendations submitted by United States Magistrate Judge Jerome T. Kearney (Dkt. No. 11). Petitioner Montarris Raiford filed objections to the Proposed Findings and Recommendations (Dkt. No. 12). After careful consideration of the Proposed Findings and Recommendations, the objections, and a de novo review of the record, the Court concludes that the Proposed Findings and Recommendations should be, and hereby are, approved and adopted in their entirety as this Court's findings in all respects (Dkt. No. 11). Mr. Raiford's objections merely restate claims raised in his petition for writ of habeas corpus and his reply to the respondent's response to the habeas petition (Dkt. Nos. 2, 9). Further, this Court concurs in and adopts Judge Kearney's assessment in his January 29, 2021, Order entered in this case with respect to Mr. Raiford's claims (Dkt. No. 13). Accordingly, the Court dismisses with prejudice Mr. Raiford's petition for writ of habeas corpus and denies his request for relief (Dkt. No. 2). The Court denies a certificate of appealability pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1)-(2).
It is so ordered.